Kapitel 609: Chapter 609: Complicated

I was positive my life was meant to be insane at the best of times.

And I guess I was okay with that.

Demetrius's usual disappearing act didn't happen this time around. In fact, he happily ensconced himself in the basement, hugging me with tears in his eyes when I helped him set up a little space for himself with a "real bed" and "clothes of his own".

One more heartache in a long list of them. But at least he seemed content to stay and I wasn't about to kick him out.

Not when I knew I'd been needing him again, sooner rather than later. In fact, despite Demetrius's new digs, he was rarely home, more than eager to seek out the Brotherhood for me. And while I now worried about him, I knew I didn't need to. Demetrius might have reminded me of a scuttling cockroach lurking in the dark, but it was that very trait that kept him safe for so long.

His poking about also meant I kept my nose clean. For now.

I'd take it.